The Radio Vagabond

I decided to drive down to New Orleans to celebrate 4th of July. As always there's a lot of music and life in Bourbon Street in The French Quarter. And then there was a guy offering tarot card readings. On the way home to Natchez, I picked up a homeless woman.

In this episode from Natchez, Mississippi, I'm talking some more to my new English friend Jac's. We're housesitting three cats and became good friends the few days we spent together. Also. I talk to two locals, Forrest and James about running, alligator hunting, having an iron butt and life in Natchez - right in the middle of Trump Country.

I've arrived in the Deep South in the United States and have started a new leg of my journey that will take me through 22 states. And my first stop is in the small historic city, Natchez in Mississippi. Here I meet Jac's and together we go to a cotton farm, an antebellum house, and a gospel sermon where I make a complete fool of myself.

In this final episode from Grand Bahama, I give you a bit of everything. I'm telling you more about the place I stay, I speak to two guys that also live here - and walks past me several times every night. And then we're going scuba diving with Caribbean Divers and to a small place by the beach to eat conch. Enjoy.

On Grand Bahama I decided to go swimming with dolphins with the company UNEXSO. It was an amazing experience. Now I found out that it is very wrong to do this, partly because of the way they are being captured and the way they are kept in captivity. Join me on the experience, and then listen to my conversation with Gail Woon from Grand Bahama. She used to be a dolphin trainer at UNEXSO. Today she's an anti captivity activist, and she can tell us a lot about why we shouldn't support the industri that keeps these beautiful intelligent animals in captivity. You should also read an article from Huffington Post about Gail Woon's work by clicking here. And if you click here you can see a clip from 60 Minutes about Taiji in Japan. A place they call "The Killing Cove".

When Len Hindley came to Grand Bahama in 1968 it was love at first sight. He created a big construction company and a good life. During that time he has witnessed the island change a lot. I met him at a Rotary meeting where I was asked to do a talk about my journey.

On Grand Bahama I got to know Roger. He's born and raised in The Bahamas and moved here from the nation's capital, Nassau in 1967. So he knows the island better than most people. Even though he's Bahamian he sounds very English. So much that it has given him problems over the years. Listen to his story, life on the island, how he saw Hurricane Mathew and much more.

In this episode, I'm traveling from Montreal, Canada to Freeport, Bahamas. And I was too late for my short flight from Ft. Lauderdale in Florida to Grand Bahama. Join me, as I try to make it. I also meet a couple of young people from LGBT, trying to raise awareness of the need for equality for these minorities. Then I finally make it to "sunny Bahamas" and it turned out to be not quite as sunny.

Montreal is the most populated city in Quebec and the second-most populated in Canada. Only Toronto is bigger. However Montreal doesn't feel like a big city. On my first day there, I rented a bike and went downtown to the beautiful old centre by the river. Here I talk to an aboriginal from Bear Klan. I also meet three of the locals, Brigitte, Bruno and Anne-Marie. And then you get the story of Montreal importing women from France for the many men that had taken the country.

I left Toronto and have headed east to the French-speaking Quebec region. Here I will visit two cities and I start in Quebec City - a quiet laid back smaller city. In Quebec City, I rented a single room on Airbnb - in the basement of Marc's house. He's another cool laid back guy that I feel lucky to get to meet. If you're going to Quebec City you should consider staying with him. Find it here.

In this, final episode from Toronto, I speak to five of the locals about what the best and the worst part about living here is.

On my last day in Toronto, I meet one of the locals, Paul Lam. It's like history repeats itself - the same thing happened in Chiang Mai in January, where Paul arrived just as I was leaving. Paul is an inspiring cool entrepreneur, mindset coach, and digital nomad. He published an ebook about being held at gunpoint and how it changed his life. You can get it here. Also, he's also a podcaster with his extremely popular podcast The Path Hunters Podcast. I had the honor of being a guest on one of the episodes. Listen here or in your podcast app.

In this episode, I take a drive down to Niagara Falls and the cozy little vacation town, Niagara-On-The-Lake. On my way I pass a big wine district, and stop by one of them, to find out if Canada really is able to produce decent wine. And they are. The one I've landed at is one of the biggest, Trius Winery, and I have a chat with their wine expert Takahiro Iida. In this episode, I'll also take you flying over Niagara Falls (see pictures on TheRadioVagabond.com). Back in the studio with Humble & Fred, the conversation takes a surprising direction. Thank you to Niagara Helicopters for taking me on the flight.

My good friend, Steve from Toronto had invited me to Major League Baseball. Being a Dane where this game practically doesn't exist, this was my first baseball game ever. So I had to Google the rules the night before so I wasn't completely ignorant when I showed up. You can join me as Toronto Blue Jays welcome Tampa Bay Rays - please supply your own beers and hotdogs. I'm also visiting another radio show, that can be heard on satellite throughout Canada, USA and most parts of Central America.

In Toronto I found at a wonderful Airbnb in Roncesvalles, just 30 minutes in the streetcar to downtown. See it by clicking here. My Airbnb hosts Paco and Hannah are both full time musicians. In this episode I talk to Hannah about their life here, her music and much more. Check out Hannah's website here. The music in this episode is used after permission from the artist Hannah Burgé.

I've left Asia and via Dallas and Washington DC, I've traveled to the other side of the planet. It's got 11 hours time difference so it's almost as far on the other side, as you can possibly get. I've landed in Toronto Canada, and am now ready to start on the North American continent. In this first of 6 episodes from Toronto, you meet Mike. He's born and raised in Canada but has Danish parents. And then you can hear a snippet of an interview I did with Jerry Agar on Newstalk 1010.

When I was in the Tokyo area, I sat down with my Airbnb host Gab and my two daughters. Gab is an Englishman, and he's lived there for a number of years. My daughters and I decided to do a Top 3 of what to see in Tokyo. This is where we stayed in Yokohama: Click here.

Japan is very clean, it's rude to be on your phone in the train, the Japanese are very polite, there's a lot of cuteness in the country, it's difficult to get wifi in Tokyo, and everything in Japan is different than in any other Asian country. These are myths that I'm testing with my daughters, Amanda and Clara in this episode.

Flying in and out of Japan turned out to be a bit of a logistical challenge. Japan is the last country of my journey where I'm traveling with my daughter - and here I will have both my daughters by my side. But first, we needed to get on two flights, one metro, two busses, one taxi and one train. And so much can go wrong. Just one small obstacle would crash the whole plan. But we're also going to Kyoto - and you can join us.

Jeju Island is a volcanic island 80 miles off the coast of the Korean Peninsula, and one of the so-called "New 7 Wonders of Nature". So we just had to see this. Right after landing we run into problems. Join us as we try to climb a mountain, meet an American girl and talk to one of the locals, that has moved from the big city to the countryside.

After North Korea our next stop was the second half of what used to be one country. But today it's a very different place. I'm still traveling with my daughter, Clara, and we've arrived to South Korea. We've decided to visit two places in this country, but first another big city - the capital Seoul. We meet one of the locals, Dong Mi Lee, Editor in Chief for Time Out Seoul for a talk about the country, the city, the people, K-pop and North Korea.

I took my daughter to North Korea - or as they call themselves: Democratic Peoples Republic of Korea. In this episode, you can join us to a crazy dictatorship where the supreme leaders are seen as demi-gods. At the border both me and my daughter are getting the big search, we meet the locals and visit many of the biggest attractions in the capital, Pyongyang. The DPRK is a very interesting place to visit. In many ways, it's a modern place and also it's like stepping back in time. And it's a place with many rules of how to behave. We were traveling with Young Pioneer Tours, the same company that did the trip with Otto Wambier. Actually one of the Australian guides was on the trip with Otto. I speak to him about what happened. Also, I might have done something myself that could have landed me in prison. All this and much more in this episode.

This is a special episode with highlights from my first year as The Radio Vagabond. New listeners can start here.

We're still in Beijing, where we get scammed, go to The Great Wall of China, a Kong Fu show and much more. Also, we talk some more to our new friend Lee about life in China - and why the Chinese still see Mao as their spiritual leader even though he was behind the biggest genocide in history killing 45 million Chinese. Music used with a license from FindTheTune.com

In this episode, my daughter and I will reach China. We're stopping by Hong Kong to get the visa to Mainland China. Technically Hong Kong is a part of China (with their own local government) so I choose to say "four big cities". The other three are Ningbo, Shanghai, and Beijing. This is the first of two episodes from China. Music used with a license from FindTheTune.com

Here in Siem Reap, Cambodia we stayed at a nice little place called Tanei Boutique Villa. Here we met the young manager Put Sa, that grew up as a poor kid, but through hard work and a bit of luck had his life changed. LINK: Tanei Boutique Villa

Our visit to Cambodia starts in Phnom Penh, but just one day. Then we fly on to Siem Riep where there's so much to see. Here is our Top 7 things to see in the area: 1. Angkor Wat 2. Angkor Ballooning. LINK: angkorballooning.com 3. Phare The Cambodian Circus. LINK: pharecircus.org 4. The Great Escape. LINK: greatescapecambodia.com 5. National Park Koulen Mountain 6. The Land Mine Museum. LINK: cambodialandminemuseum.org 7. Pub Street LINK to our driver, Philip. Klik her.

In this episode, you can join my daughter and me in the southern part of Vietnam. First in the charming little town of Hội An. After a small detour and a trip on scooters, we arrive on the Chinese New Years Eve - just as they are entering The Year of the Rooster. Everyone in our host family are dressed up and in the middle of the dinner. Also, you can join us on a bike ride to the beach where we get scammed again and on a trip to Marble Mountains close to Danang. In Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon) we visit The War Remnant Museum. A place that focusses on the horrors the Americans did during The Vietnam War. We also go to the famous Cu Chi tunnels that the Vietnamese communists built during the war in a forest just north of the city. We learned about the traps, saw a place where visitors could shoot machineguns and got to crawl around in the narrow tunnels,

In Hanoi, there are so many noisy scooters. It's a hectic vibrant city. My daughter Clara is still traveling with me as we get scammed, watch the sunrise, try to find a place to eat snakes, and have breakfast with one of the locals. A woman who's managing a lot of apartments while having a full-time job, a part-time job and a new-born baby. How is that even possible? Ngan is our Airbnb-host and a very lovely woman. Click here to see where we lived. And then we went on a cruise in one of the Seven Nature Wonders of the World: Hạ Long Bay.

In this episode, I speak some more to my Airbnb host Robyn. Robyn and her husband John retired here in Luang Prabang and help out their adopted son and his family running two guesthouses - and their own "Apple Sunset" Airbnb. Robyn is a wonderful woman only doing good for the poor people in Laos. And that got her arrested.

After a month in Chiang Mai, Thailand, we chose to take the night bus to Luang Prabang, Laos. It was a hard night where one of the tires of the bus was falling a part. See the picture on TheRadioVagabond.com. But then we had a very nice stay with a retired Australian couple, Robyn and John by the Mekon River. Join us as we visit the UXO Center that tells the heart breaking story of the unexploded mombs from The Vietnam War. Also we go to the beautiful Kuang Si Falls and I talk to Robyn about how she and John ended up adopting a grownup buhdist munk and moved here to Luang Prabang. THIS IS WHERE WE STAYED:Click here to see where we stayed in Luang Prabang. I can only give this place my highest recommendations.

In this episode, I speak to five digital nomads in Chiang Mai, Thailand - the digital nomad hotspot of the world. Andrea Wilde from Tennessee. She does website design and content writing. On her blog, Andrea does a breakdown on how much money it costs her to live this lifestyle. It's fascinating - especially if you're considering coming out here. WildeAtHeart.net Ron Tuch from Miami sells stuff on Amazon. It's a very cool business model and he's very good at what he does. He's also got a blog where he shares his adventure. RedPillRebellion.com Lebriah Jones from Tallahassee, Florida started the project My Wander Year out of a desire to see the world with her daughter. Frustrated with missing out on opportunities to live outside of the country in the past, she decided to create this opportunity for herself, her daughter, and anyone who, for whatever reason, thought it was not available to them. She takes a group of like-minded around the world for a year. MyWanderYear.com Amanda Day from Missouri does a fair trade women's fashion called Tropical Bliss. TropicalBliss.com Karl Chmielowiec from Montreal, Canada came to Thailand to meet with the digital nomad community. Making friendship with entrepreneurs and inspiring people, he has found his purpose clarified. He is now associating with a Thai Fashion Brand and will help them expand in the online market. This aligns with his vision of entering the music market, as music and fashion makes love Episode sponsor: Hotels25.com Subscribe in your podcast app or iTunes by searching The Radio Vagabond. And please leave a comment in iTunes if you like this podcast.

My daughter Clara is now traveling with me and we decided to spend a month in Chiang Mai. We got there on December 18th and that meant that we were spending both Christmas and New Years in this place. And it so happened that our Christmas Eve was very different than anything we've ever done before. Chiang Mai is the digital nomad hotspot of the world and we made a lot of new friends there. Join us as we go feeding and swimming with elephants and also learning to cook Thai food. This and much more in this episode from Chiang Mai, Thailand. LINKS: Elephant Jungle Sanctuary. Expert Vagabond on why we shouldn't ride an elephant. PT Residence.

I'm in Bangkok where I stay with Evo and Sheela, an American couple, that I got to know when I was in Manila. Also I visit my good old friend from Denmark, Nicolai. And then I go to the airport to pick up a very special young lady that will be travelling with me for the next four months.

This is part 2 of my visit to The Father Ray Foundation in Pattaya, Thailand. My new friend Derek tells me about the big difference this place have done over the years for children, young kids and disabled. I also meet the 23 year old Daniel that has been a volunteer here several times. If you're interested in learning more about the place - and maybe becoming a volunteer yourself, then I suggest that you start with a visit to their website. Click here.

I go to one of the wildest party streets in the world with ladyboys, prostitutes, ping-pong-shows, gogo bars and children preforming for pennies. And then I also go to visit an orphanage - The Father Ray Foundation that is a total contrast to Walking Street. Both in Pattaya in Thailand.

I spent only a few days in Kuala Lumpur but two weeks on the island of Langkawi. Join me playing badminton in KL with one host, getting my ass kicked and talking functional chocolate, religion and much more with my second host. And getting attacked by a monkey.

Today I'm probably talking to the worlds the first digital nomads. Carou Llou and Michel from Montreal Canada started their location independent lifestile more than 22 years ago in 1994. I met them at their temporary apartment in Chiang Mai, Thailand for a talk about their favourite countries around the world and their lifestyle, just before they moved to their next home in Hong Kong.

I'm still in Singapore, and in this episode, I take a walk with my new friend Tony in the downtown area. We're in Chinatown, on top of the iconic Marina Bay Sands Hotel and behind it in a garden that reminds me of the Avatar movie.

I spent only a few days in Singapore, but thanks to my new friend Tony I got the most out of them. He took me walking around this fantastic city. The first day we went to Little India and ate with the hands. We talk about him being from Bali, being Buddhist by default and chewing gum being illegal.

I am still in Taiwan but I have moved on from Taipei to Xincheng Township in the north of Hualien County. Here I meet the wonderful B&B host family, try Stinky Tofu, visit the famous Night Market in Hualien and eat blood. I also finally get an answer to my confusion about the trash from last weeks episode. But the highlight of my time in Taiwan however is when I visit Taroko National Park.

I have arrived in Taipei the capital of Taiwan, and I've found myself an apartment on Airbnb that looks great. But things are not as good as they seemed when I booked it and I have a few (if not many) bumps on the road. Hear my crazy story of problems piling up. Everything from the wifi and air-conditioning that stopped working to problems with trash, missing basic stuff, a burned hand and much more. And a lot of difficulties communicating with my host. But she did say "I owe you a beer, bro?".

Johnny FD is an entrepreneur, podcaster and a very big part of the digital nomad scene in Chiang Mai. I met him in his apartment for a talk about life as a digital nomad. I had the pleasure of being a guest in Johnny's Travel Like a Boss Podcast. It was episode 144 end the first episode of 2017. Click here to listen.

In this episode, I talk to Nomadic Matt. He's a New York Times best-selling author of How to Travel the World on $50 a Day and founder of the site nomadicmatt.com. Each month over 1,000,000 people uses his advice to travel better, cheaper, and longer. Matt also owns HK Austin Hostel in Texas.

In this episode, I talk to Michael Graziano from Global Degree. Global Degree has a unique concept: To graduate with a Global Degree, you must visit every UN nation in the world. There are currently 193 UN member states. The idea that you can receive a real-world education from connections and experiences through travel. Visit Global Degree on Youtube.

In this episode, I talk to Chris Christensen from The Amateur Traveler Podcast. He's a true podcasting pioneer. The Amateur Traveler Podcast started July 2nd of 2005 and is about travel destinations. It helps you decide where to go next. The show usually features an interview with a destination expert or with a traveller who has been to the destination recently. The show intends to motivate people to travel.

This week I will give you five extra episodes as part of my "Interview Series". I will start with five episodes where I talk to some of the people that I admire and feel could share some of their experiences that hopefully will be an inspiration to you - as they were for me before even before I set out on my journey. They are podcasters, YouTubers and one of them is a best selling author. In this first one it's actually two people… It's Marko and Alex Ayling, brothers, backpackers, and video bloggers - also known as The Vagabrothers.

From one former colony to another. In this episode of Phe Radio Vagabond Podcast, I have arrived in Macau also know as the Monte Carlo of the Orient. It's filled with giant casinos, neon lights and a fake Eiffel Tower, but even more exciting is the view from my Hotel Room; Macau Tower, the world tallest bungy jump. Visit AJ Hackett's website to see more about the activities in the tower.

I have landed in a city that technically doesn't belong to any country: Hong Kong. The city that is currently suffering under some pretty violent demonstrations caused by the The city that is currently suffering under some pretty violent demonstrations caused by the Chinese interference. Come along as I overcome the struggles of a "man-flu" and go to a bunch of secret local places with my Airbnb host, Andre, and see both skyscrapers but also beautiful nature and mountain scenery.

I decided to see some of the beautiful tropical islands that The Philippines also are famous for. That's why I went to Bohol and Cebu a little bit south of Manila. Here I went island hopping and scuba diving. First I took a refreshment dive in Bohol and then I went for three wonderful dives at the coast of Moalboal on Cebu. I got to swim with millions of sardines and sea turtles. And I found Nemo and Dory. It was indescribable - but I try anyway. I also met a group of ladyboys.